Withe way things are going, both Blore and Deccan Chargers should reach semifinals (but wont face each other again till they reach finals. Delhi and Chennai teams have been playing well and ideally should reach finals--but thier lucks have held so far and I personally would like to see Bangalore Vs Hyderabad in the finals and see the fireworks of Gilly and Taylor.May the best teams reach the finals.
Re: IPL Finals
by abhay shah on May 21, 2009 05:45 PM Permalink
true but than all four teams are good and looks like RCB and CHENNAI will be finalists and gods grace this time RCB may win IPL and CSK again runners up like last year and will continue to be runners up in future IPL 3/4/5
Re: semi final
by abhay shah on May 21, 2009 05:50 PM Permalink
buddy it will be DELHI DAREDEVILS V/S RCB CSK V/S DECCAN CHARGERS and final RCB V/S CSK
Re: Re: semi final
by NANDA on May 21, 2009 06:16 PM Permalink
DD VS CSK IN FINAL RCB RETURN HOME SAFE WITH ANIL KUMBLE IN KINGFISHER flight DD IS NUMBER 1 WILL WIN THE IPL 60% CSK 50/50 DC 50/05 RCB 25%
Re: Who will go Semi Final
by Only SU on May 21, 2009 05:26 PM Permalink
it depends on margin/NRR. If Blore wins the toss, bats first and still looses, then it will reach SF.
Karthik Ramamurthy, KeyResultz Ventures | May 21, 2009
With the last two matches of IPL 2009's first phase drawing to a close on Thursday, Yuvraj Singh's [Images] Kings XI Punjab [Images] will be hoping Bangalore Royal Challengers [Images] (BRC) lose big to the Deccan Chargers in the second match at SuperSport Park, Centurion.
What are the various possibilities?
An abandoned match:
In the unlikely case the match is called off without a ball being bowled, both teams will finish in the top four with 15 points. The Chargers will be at third place because of their better Nett Run Rate going into the match.
The Royal Challengers win:
Bangalore will straightaway finish at third place on 16 points and will meet the Chennai SuperKings in the second Semifinal match at the Wanderer's Stadium at Johannesburg on June 23. A BRC victory will avoid the need for any Nett Run Rate calculations, since the Deccan Chargers' NRR is far superior to that of the Kings XI.
Bangalore loses:
If Bangalore were to lose, they will be tied with the Kings XI on 14 points. They will then need to ensure that their defeat is not so large that their Nett Run Rate (currently -0.2526) does not fall below Kings XI's -0.4835.
What are the exact numbers Bangalore needs to keep in mind? And is their task tough? Not at all, as the tables below indicate.
If the Deccan Chargers bat first, Anil Kumble's [Images] men need to ensure they do not lose
This IPL going spoil to win T20 Worldcup again. Our team playing continous cricket since last three months & this will affect on fitness. Already Jahir injured & dhoni also doesn'y look like fit.
